Snapshot management: Thousands of snapshots with virtually no performance impact; IBM Hyper-Scale Consistency for concurrent, consistent snapshots of all the volumes of an application across multiple XIV systems, for enhanced data protection

Cloud and hypervisor integration

Open-standards tools support, including for OpenStack and IP SAN (10 Gbps), for robust and highly available and automated cloud deployments

Secure multi-tenancy enabling IT organizations and service providers to consolidate and benefit from cloud economics

IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager integration

Automated, application-aware snapshots for fast and easy backup and restore of popular enterprise applications

‡Performance data was obtained in an IBM lab environment under simulated conditions and is presented as an illustration. Performance obtained in other operating environments may vary, and customers should conduct their own testing.